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WALL SEAT WALL BED.

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ARTHUR L. HALIE IY, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO A L. HALEYARCHI- TEOT INCORPORATED, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, A CORPORATION OFCALI- FORNIA.

WALL-SEAT WALL-BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 26, 1910.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR L. HALEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Wall-Seat Wall-Bed, of whichi will be hereinafter more particularly set forth in the detaileddescription.

Objects of this invention are :to provide an improved housed bed incombination with a stable seat which stands inposition for use when thebed is in upright or closed position in the recess, and which foldsforward and down out of the way as the bed is lowered, and means forclosing the recess when'fth'e'bed is down, and "also ornamental meansfor closing the recess when the bed is up; to provide superior, light,simple, compact, adjustable means for tilting the bed up into the recesswithout the use of counterweights, and in a superior way to provideagainst the weighting down of the building, and also to rovide againstthe extra expense and agamst the liability of attracting moisture andfrost in cold and inclement weather, which is involved in the use ofWeights of Wall-beds; to provide means whereby the counterbalancing maybe adjusted to correspond to the dead weight of the bed which isnecessarily different at different seasons of the year, especially in Anobject of the invention is to allow the use of a round-corneredbed-frame Without that is desired. zero climates, where, during thewarmer or materially increasing the cost of constructing'the frame ofthe orifice into which it is to close. In this connection, blocks areprovided. which serve as a stop to prevent the bed from moving too farback into the recess, and to seat the closure-board when it is broughtinto position for closing the recess when the bed is down.

Another object is to provide means whereby the bed is balanced in everyposition, and theoperation of raising and lowering the bed may beaccomplished by the application of uniform pressure'on the bed in theappropriate direction, and whereby the bed will remain stationaryat anypoint in its upward or downward movement except when force is applied toraise or lower it.

Another object is to make provision for supporting one end of the bedbymeans that afl'ord ornamentation and serve a useful purpose in additionto the function of holding the bed-up.

Another object is to provide a wall-bed with an-ornamented seat whichserves as a wall-seat while the bed is up, and-which folds down and outof the way whenever suflicient force is applied to the upper partldfdthe bed to break the joint and lower the Another object is toprovide means where-' by the bed-clothes will be invariably guided andheld in place when the bed is being lowered.

The invention is adapted to allow the beds to be arranged to tilt eitherendwise or edgewise as may be desired for different services and fordifferent situations, thus to enable the builder to utilize the deviceas a settee extending the full length of the bed, or to store the bed ina narrower wall space when A feature of the invention relatesparticularly to the novel means for carrying the bed from its tiltedposition to its position for occupancy, and vice versa, and in thisrespect the invention is applicable in beds devoid of any seatarrangement.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure 1 is a view from the inside of the room showing a lengthwisetilting wall-seat wall-bed in closed position for use as a seat. Fig. 2is a view from the same position showing the device ready for use as abed.

Fig. 3 is a section on line indicated by of, Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a sectionon line :12, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a fragmental detail of the adjustableswinging and balancing device. Solid lines show the position when thebed is down, and dotted lines show the position when the bed is up. Fig.5 is a view from Fig. 5. Fig. 6 is a plan section on the plane indicatedby line :12, Figs. 5 and 7. Fig. 7 is an elevation from the-inside ofthe .recess when the bed is down. A portion of the wood-work is brokento expose parts otherwise hidden. Fig. 8 is a fragmental View from theinside of the recess when the bed is up. Fig. 9 is an enlarged fra entalelevation of a portion of the adjustable lifting and balancing deviceviewed from the inside of the recess. Fig. 10 is a fragmental plansectional detail on plane indicated by 00 Fig. 3, showing the right-handside of the bed up. Fig. 11 is a fragmental plan sectional detail online at, Fig. 4, showing the bed down. Fig. 12 is a fragmental,sectional detail of right-hand side of the bed on plane indicated by m,Fig. 3, showing the bed up. Fig. 13 is a fragmental sectional plandetail on line indicated by m, Fig. 4, showing the bed down. Fig. 1 is afront elevation showing the application of portions of the invention inwhich the bed is arranged to form a pier-glass mirror,

I when closed. Fig. 15 is a sectional detail of the same on line m,'Fig. 14. Fig. 16 is an enlarged detail showing the shaft, one of thestandards, and the bracket that fastens the bed to its supporting shaft.Fig. 17 is an elevation partly in section, showing another form of meansfor operating the closure for the recess. The bed is shown down in solidlines, and up in dotted lines. Fig. 18 is a front elevation of the upperportion of the bed shown in Fig. 17 looking from the inside of therecess toward the left in Fig. 17. Fig. 19 is a view of'a bedconstructed in accordance with this invention and arranged to tiltedgewise. Said bed is shown as being constructed to form a settee whennot in use as a bed. Fig. 20 is a front elevation of the bed shown inFig. 19, while lowered for use as a bed. Fig. 21 is a sectionalelevation from line indicated at w, Figs. 19 and 20, showing theedgewise-tilting bed down. Fi 22 is a view showing one way of concea ingthe leg and handle for lowering and for supporting the free edge of theedgewise-tilting bed. Fig. 23 is a sectional detail of means forclamping the mattress and bed-clothes to the bedframe. Fig. 24 is asectional plan View of the clamp shown in Fig. 23. Fig. 25 is an end andfront detail of the hinge shown in Fig. 22. Fig. 26 is a fragmentaryview of a bed embodying this invention with a form of duplex cam forbalancing the bed and easing it at the end of both its opening andclosing movements. Fig. 27 is a view of the same from line 00 Fig. 26.Fig. 28 is an enlarged detail of the form of leg, handle and lightfixture shown in Fig. 19. Fig. 29 is a view from line indicated at 01Fig. 21, to show the handle, leg and light fixture in side elevation asit would appear if the bed were lowered before the leg was released.Dotted lines indicate the position of the leg when in use for supportingthe bed. Fig. 30 is an enlarged view of the leg as shown in Fig. 21.

l designates a wall; 2, an orifice opening therethrough to a. recess 3which may be a closet.

4 designates a bed-frame, and 5 a facing therefor at the bottom thereofwhich may be of any suitable design to serve as a concealing means toconceal the bed-nature of the device when the bed is stored.

6 designates standards which may be fixed to the floor 7, and to whichone end of the bed is pivoted. 8 designates brackets in the form ofelectric-light fixtures fastened to the free end of the bed-facing toserve as legs for the bed when the same is lowered.

9 designates supporting brackets fastened to the bed-facing 5, and 10 ashaft clamped thereby to the bed-frame and fixed by a pin 11 to thebracket9 and journaled to rotate in the standards 6.

12 designates cam arms fixed by set-screws 13 on the shaft 10, which forlightness, cheapness and convenience may be constructed of gas-pipe.

14 designates the casing, and 15 the jamb of the orifice through whichthe bed enters the recess behind the wall. The standards 6 may beattached to the floor and to the jamb 15 by screws 16.

17 designates two sets of compression springs inside the recess behindthe casings, to balance the bed.

18 designates tension sheaves fixed to the wall behind the casing.

19 designates flexible connections fastened respectively to the cam-arms12 at the base thereof and led therearound, and thence around thetension-sheaves respectively, and thence connected to a temper-screw 20which is adjustably connected to a yoke 21 arranged to compress thesprings 17.

22 designates tubular guide-rods fastened to the sheave-frame 23 attheir lower ends and to a bracket 2& at their upper ends. The yoke 21 isperforated and the guide-rods 22 extend therethrough so that the yoke isguided as it moves up and down in the procass of shifting the bed. Thespiral springs 17 preferably fit the guide-rods 22 snugly, thus to avoidbuckling.

25 is an adjusting nut, and 26 a lock nut by which the tension exertedby the temper-screw is adjustable.

27 designates a closure at the back and head of the bed for closing theorifice 2 into the recess which would otherwise be open when the bed islowered. The same is hinged by a hinge 28 to an end-piece or permanenthead-board 29 that is fixed to an end [of the bed frame and is arrangedto extend vertically when the bed is down and to extend horizontallywhen the bed is up, as further seen in Fi s. 4 and 3, respectively. Theclosure 27 is hinged to and forms a vertical upward extension of theendiece 29 when the bed is down, and is rais and lowered as thebed-frame is lowered and raised.

, 30 is a radius rod pivoted at one end to the wall by a pivot 31, andat the other end by a pivot 32 to a bracket 33 that is fastened to theclosure 27. A radius rod and bracket are provided for each edge of theclosure.

34 designates blocks fastened to the jamb and arranged to intercept andsupport the upper end of the bed-frame when the facing 5 is upright, andalso to intercept the closure 27 when it is vertical and in position forclosing the orifice. Said blocks are set in the angles between thehead-jamb and side jambs, thus allowing the corners of the bed-frame andfacing to be rounded without leaving any aperture into the recess atsuch corners when the bed is up, as will be understood from Fig. 1.

The radius rod, bracket, closure and blocks are so proportioned andarranged that when the bed is down the closure will exactly fill thespace above the fixed headboard 29 of the bed and the upper margin ofthe orifice 2, and the closure will be thereby held firmly against theblocks 34.

36 designates buttresses in front of the casing 14 to house thc camlevers 12. In

some instances said buttresses may formarms for a wall-seat 37 which ishinged at 38 tothe facing 5 through a back piece 39 which is fastened tosaid facing. Said seat is also hingedly connected with the floor 7through risers 40, 41, and hinges 42, 43. The riser 41 may be fixed onthe floor 7 by a block 44 arranged behind the riser 41 to resist therearward thrust of the pivot ofthe hinge 43 when the bed is beinglowered. Said seat 37 is provided at its'back with a hinge strip 45which is connected with the back piece 39 by the hinge 38, and the seat37 is arranged to extend rearwardly beyond the axis 10 of the bed whenthe bed is up as shown in Fig. 3, thus holding the pivot of the hinge 38above the level of, and rearwardly of said axis when the bed is upright;and the supporting brackets 9 project forwardly from the bed facing whenthe bed is up so that in the operation of pulling the bed forward thebed must rise bodily at its initial forward movement while the upper endis swinging forward and downward in the arc of a. circle.

The seat 37 and risers, 40, 41, and the hinges 38, 42 and 43, and theshaft 10 are so proportioned and relatively arranged that when the bedis up as shown in Fig. 3 the risers 40, 41 form a rigid support for thefront of the seat, and the parts serve to prevent the bed from tiltingforward except upon the application of considerable force to the upperend of the bed, thereby exerting a leverage to bend the toggle -jointformed by the seat 37, risers 40, 41, and the connected parts. The seatmember 37 extends across the pivot axis when the bed is upright, and'itsweight assists in holding the bed in upright posit-ion as does also theweight of the orifice closure 27 and the weight of the bed, all of whichcome to rest in upright position rearwardly of a vertical line drawnfrom the axis 10.

46, 47 designate ornamental head and foot boards, respectively, thehead-board 46 being fastened to the closure 27 above the hinge 28 bywhich the closure 27 is connected with .the fixed head-board 29. Said]head-board 29 is fixed to the facing 5 at right angles thereto, so thatwhen the bed is upright said fixed head-board will extend horizontallyjust above the floor 7, and when the bed is downthe head-board willstand vertically just within the face of the wall. This serves to closethat portion of the orifice above the horizontal facing that' forms thebottom of the bed and below the upright closure that closes the upperportion of the orifice.

When the bedis up, as shown in Fig. '3, the brackets 8 form ornamentalbracketlight-fixtures for electric lamps 48 which are thereby held inposition at opposite sides of the ornamental means as a mirror 49 whichmayform a part of the exposed surface of the bed-bottom or facing 5.When the bed is in this position the compression springs 17 are extendedand exert a force through of the bed is rearwardly of the pivot 10, thusholding the bed firmly in place. The light brackets 8 are provided attheir ends with handholds 50 by which the same may be grasped by theattendant to exert force for lowering the bed;

The axis of the shaft 10 upon which the bed revolves is arranged belowthe bottom of the lowered bed and'below the level of the hinge 38 bywhich the seat member 37 is hinged to the facing, so that when the bedis drawn forward from upright position shown in Fig. 3, the operationrequires that the rear edge of the seat be lifted at the outset as wellas that the member be drawn forward and the bed be lifted. Therefore, atthis stage of the operation it is desirable that the force of thesprings 17 exerted on the bed to hold it in upright position, be at theminimum, and this efiect is secured by the peculiar construction andarrangement of the connections between said springs and the shaft whichis fixed to the bed, so that the springs may be under considerablecompression Without liability of holding the bed too firmly againstforce applied to lower it. Said. connections comprise lines 19 led underthe tension-pulley 18 and over the heel of the cam-arm 12 which is thusengaged at a portion that is close to the shaft.

The curved purchases or arms 12 are spi ral so that as the bed islowered said connection is led thereby farther and farther away from theaxis of the shaft 10, thereby drawing the connection and the cross-headdownward with an accelerating motion, and compressing the springs in anincreasing ratio as the bed is lowered and as the leverage .of the bedto compress said springs increases. The spiral arrangement of the armsis so proportioned to the increased leverage of the lowering bed that asthe bed is lowered the leverage through which the springs operate isbalanced at every stage, and the bed will come to rest at any positionto which it may be brought, and can be moved therefrom by very slightapplication of force.

In case the weight applied to the bed at any time be increased ordiminished, as by increasing the number or weights of the coverings onthe bed, the tension of the springs may be regulated by screwing thenuts 25 and 26 up or down on the temperscrew 20 as occasion may require.This adj ustment may also be called into use to compensate for anyweakening of the springs which may result from continued use.

In order to appropriately apply the force of the springs to prevent thebed from slamming into the recess at the close of. its upward movement,adjustable stays 51 or fixed stays 51 are arranged to engage the lines19 when the purchase 12 has swung rearwardly to a determined position.The operation of said stays is apparent from the dotted position inFig.5. Said adjustable stay 51 is pivoted at 52 to a portion of, andeccentrically of, the purchase 12, so that said stay 51 may be swungalong the purchase 12 to act upon said line 19 to compress the springs17 at a determined point in the upward movement of the bed.

53 is a set-screw carried by a block 54 pivoted at 55 to the stay 51 andadapted to engage a seat 56 formed on the purchase 12.

y screwing the set-screw through the block 54 against the seat 56, thestay 51 may be adjusted toward the free end of the purchase 12, thus toengage the line 19 to compress the spring 17 at an earlier period of thebackward movement of the bed. By unscrewing the set-screw 53 the line 19is engaged at a later period of the closing move- 7 ment of the bed.\Vhen the stay 51 engages the line 19 as the bed tilts backward, itbegins to compress the springs 17, thereby easing the bed into therecess and preventing slamming. The force of the springs thus 7compressed at the end of the closing movement is effective to assist inovercoming the overhang of the bed when it is again desired to lower thebed for use. By adjusting the stays 51 appropriately the effectiveresist- 8 ancc. caused by the overhang of the bed can be adjusted toyield to any desired force, thus making the bed in some instances soeasily moved that a child may open and close the same, the full force ofthe spring that is 3 effective to assist in raising the bed when it islowered, being also available to assist in starting the bed out of therecess when raised. Immediately the bed has tilted sufficiently forwardto bring the line out of 9 engagement with the stay 51, the force of thesprings becomes effective to supportthe bed on its downward movement.

In the form of construction shown in Figs. 17 and 18, the link 30' ishinged at 31 to 9 the stationary support or wall 1 at one end, and ishinged at 32 to an upper right extension 33 of the closure 27 Theseveral pivotal points or hinges 10, 28, 38, 42, 43, 31', 32, areneutral centers, the parts being 1 so proportioned and arranged that nobinding or cramping occurs in the operation of raising and lowering thebed.

In practical use, the bed may be lowered by the application of force tothe handle 50. 1 The amount of force required may be regulated byadjusting the stay. WVhen the bed has moved forward a determineddistance so that the weight of the bed begins to oper ate to lower thebed, then the-springs come 1 into action to sustain the weight of thedescending bed. By appropriately adjusting the temper-screw, the bed maybe so evenly balanced that pressure will be required to move it eitherdown or up from any or all 1 given positions. To raise the bed, asmaller or greater amount of force may be necessary, depending upon theadjustment of the temper screws. In no instance will there be sufficientforce to lift the bed when additional weight, as that of an occupant, isthereon, thus making the bed absolutely safe. By the application offorce from the springs to lift the bed through a spiral purchase whichgreatly compresses the springs at the close of the downward movementwhen the leverage of the foot of the bed is greatest, at more perfectbalancing of-the bed is secured than is possible with any otherconstruction of which I am aware. 1

ing-the leg with the facing 5 that is recessed .to receive the leg. 8"designates a form of hinged leg provided with an electric light fixture.57 designates the hinge for the same and 58 a latch to hold the fixturefolded in a recess 59', therefor. The spring hinges 57 are arranged tohold the legs 8 extended when the same are not re tained by the latches58. 6O designates the lamp and 61 the electric connections for the same.

I claim v 1. A recessed support, a bed pivotally mounted in the recess,a facing on the bottom of the bed, upholstering on the lower part of thefacing, an upholstered seat, a hinge-strip rigidwith the back of theseat, and hinges securing the hinge-strip to the facing so that the seatmay fold parallel with the facing without injuring. the upholstering.

2. A recessed support, a bed pivotally mounted in the recess, a facingon the bottom of the bed, a seat, a hinge-strip rigid.

with the back of the seat, hinges securmg the hinge-strip to the facing,a riser fixed to the floor, and a second riser hinged to the first riserand to the seat so that the seat may fold forwardly under the bed withoutinjuring the facing.

3. A support. a pivoted bed provided on its bottom with a facing andadapted to stand upright and horizontal, a foldable device comprising aseat member hinged to said facing and adapted to extend horizontallyacross the bed pivot when the bed is upright, and a foldable supporthinged to the front of said seat member and hingedly connected therewithwith the first mentioned support and arranged to stand upright when thebed is upright.

4. A support, a pivoted bed adapted to stand upright at one side of theaxis of its pivot to move over the pivot in the operation of bringingthe bed to a horizontal position, 'a seat member hingedly connected tothe bed and arran ed to extend over said pivot when the bed is uprightand two risers eration of bringing the bed to a horizontal position, aseat member hingedly connected to the bed and arranged to extend oversaid pivot when the bed is upright, two risers hinged together, onebeing hinged to said seat member in front of the pivot and the otherbeinghinged thereunder to said support, a curved purchase rigidlyconnected with the bed and projecting forwardly and upwardly when thebed is lowered and upwardly and rearwardly when the bed is upright, aflexible connection fixedly connected to the bed and extending aroundsaid purchase, and yielding means to retract said flexible connection inan upward direction.

6. A frame forming a recessed support, a bed pivotally mounted in therecess, a closure hinged to thehead of the bed, pivots fixed to theframe at the sides of the upper part of the recess and extendingbackwardly, radius rods connected to these fixed pivots; bracketsextending backwardly from the closure and connected to the radius rods,so that the closure is held vertical as the bed rises and lowers and sothat the closure moves into place to close the recess when the bed isdown. 1

7. A recessed support, standards fixed upon the floor in front of therecess, a shaft rotatably mounted in the standards, supporting bracketsfixed upon the shaft, a bed secured to the supporting brackets andadapted to swing upwardly into the recess and downwardly out of therecess, cam-arms adjustably fixed upon the shaft, compression springsmounted vertically upon the inner face of the frame around the recess,tension sheaves fixed to the frame in line with the springs, andflexible connections from the springs around the sheaves over the cam--arms to the bases of the cam-arms so that the tensions of the springscounterbalance the weight of the bed.

8. A recessed support, standards fixed upon the floor in front of therecess, a shaft rotatably mounted in the standards, supporting bracketsfixed upon the shaft, a bed secured to the supporting brackets andadapted to swing upwardly into the recess and downwardly out oftherecess, cam-arms adj ustably fixed upon the shaft, compressionsprings mounted vertically upon the inner face of the frame around therecess, tension shelves fixed to the frame in line with the springs,flexible connections from the springs around the sheaves over thecam-arms to the bases of the cam-arms so that the tensions of thesprings counterbalance the weight of the bed, and means for adjustingthe tensionsof the springs. I

9. A frame forming a recessed support, standards rigidly secured infront of the recess, a shaft rotatably mounted in the standards.supporting brackets clamped upon the shaft and held against rotation, abed secured to the supporting standards so as to swing upwardly into therecess and downwardly out of the recess, cam-arm bases adjustably fixedupon the shaft, curved camarms, extending from the bases, compressionsprings secured to the rear faces of the wall at opposite sides of therecess, tension sheaves in alinement with the springs and with thecurved cam-arms, and flexible connections connected to the springs andrunning under the sheaves over the curved camarms and attached to thecam-arm bases.

10. A frame forming a recessed support, standards rigidly secured infront of the recess, a shaft rotatably mounted in the stand ards,supporting brackets clamped upon the shaft and held against rotation, abed secured to the supporting standards so as to swing upwardly into therecess and downwardly out of the recess, cam-arm bases adjustably fixedupon the shaft, curved camarms extending from the bases, compressionsprings secured to the rear faces of the wall at opposite sides of therecess, tension shelves in alinenient with the springs and with thecurved cam-arms, flexible connections connected to the springs andrunning under the sheaves over the curved cain-arms and attached to thecam-arm bases, and means for adjusting the tensions of the springs.

11. A frame forming a recessed support, standards rigidly secured infront of the recess, a shaft rotatably mounted in the standards,supporting brackets clamped upon the shaft and held against rotation, abed secured to the supporting standards so as to swing upwardly into therecess and downwardly out of the recess, cam-arm bases adjustably fixedupon the shaft, curved cam-arms extending from the bases, compressionsprings secured to the rear faces of the wall at opposite sides of therecess, tension sheaves in alinement with the springs and with thecurved cam-arms, flexible connections connected to the springs andrunning under the sheaves over the curved cam-arms and attached to thecamarm bases, and adjustable stays carried by the curved cam-arms tolimit the unwinding of the flexible connections from. the cam arms.

12. The combination with a recessed upright, of a pivoted bed arrangedto stand in said upright and to be brought to a horizontal position,foldable means adapted to form a seat in front of the bed when the seatis upright and to fold beneath, the bed when the same is lowered, acurved purchase fixed to the bed and extending, when the bed ishorizontal, transversely thereof and forwardly of a vertical line drawnfrom the pivot of the bed and curved upwardly toward said vertical line,a sheave, a flexible connection fixed to and extending around saidpurchase and over said pivot and under said sheave, and means to retractsaid flexible connection to lift the bed.

13. The combination with 'a recessed upright, of a pivoted bed arrangedto stand in said upright and to be brought to a horizontal position,foldable means adapted to form a seat in front of the bed when the seatis upright and to fold beneath the bed when the same is lowered, acurved purchase fixed to the bed and extending transversely thereof infront of a vertical line drawn from the pivot of the bed when the bed ishorizontal and curved upwardly toward said vertical line, a sheave, aflexible connection fixed to and extending around said purchase and oversaid pivot and under said sheave, and springs arranged to retract saidflexible connection.

M. The combination with a recessed upright, of a pivoted bed arranged tostand in said uprightand to be brought to a horizontal position,foldable means adapted to form a seat in front of the bed when the bedis upright and to fold beneath the bed when the same is lowered, acurved purchase fixed to the bed and extending transversely thereof infront of a vertical line drawn from the pivot of the bed when the bed ishorizontal and curved upwardly toward said vertical line, a sheave, aflexible connection fixed to and extending around said purchase, andover said pivot and under said sheave, a spring, and means connectedwith said flexible connection and arranged to compress the spring.

15. The combination with a recessed upright, of a pivoted bed arrangedto stand in said upright and to be brought to a horizontal position,foldable means adapted to form a seat in front of the bed when the seatis upright and to fold beneath the bed when the same is lowered, acurved purchase fixed to the bed and extending transversely thereof infront of a vertical line drawn from the pivot of the bed when the bed ishorizontal and curved upwardly toward said vertical line, a sheave, aflexible connection fixed to and extending around said purchase and oversaid pivot and under said sheave, a plurality of coil springs, means tohold said springs upright, and a yoke connected with said flexibleconnection to compress the springs.

16. A recessed upright provided in front with buttresses on oppositesides of the recessed orifice, a fulcrum shaft, boxes to support saidshaft, a bed, brackets fixed to the underside of the bed and fixed tosaid shaft, purchases in said buttresses and fixed to the shaft andextending transversely of the bed between said shaft and the front ofthe bed, sheaves in the upright, a flexible connection fixed to thepurchase and extending therearound and over the shaft and under saidsheaves, and spring means to retract said flexible connections to liftthe bed.

17. A bed, a shaft fixed to the bed transversely under the head, spiralpurchases fixed to the shaft, bearings for supporting the shaft,compression springs, flexible connections from the compression springsextending around the spiral purchases and attached to the bases thereof,and adjustable stays for limiting the'unwinding of the connections fromthe spiral purchases.

18. A bed, a shaft fixed tothe bed near the head end, bearings forsupporting the shaft, curved spiral arms fixed upon the shaft,compression springs rigidly mounted, flexible connections attached tothe compression springs and extending around the grooved spiral arms andattached to the bases thereof, and adjustable stays for limiting theunwinding of the flexible connections from the grooved spiral arms.

19. A recessed upright provided with a block at the top of the orificeof said recess, a bed pivoted to stand upright in the recess andprovided with a facing to engage the front side of the block and toclose the orifice of the recess when the bed is upright, and a closurefor said recess connected with said bed and adapted to engage the rearside of said block and to close the recess when. the bed is lowered. v

20. An upright provided with a recess having a rectangular orifice, apivoted bed adapted to stand in said orifice and provided at its footwith rounded corners and blocks at the corners of said orifice toreceive said rounded corners of the bed to enable said rounded cornersto complete the closure for said orifice when the bed is upright.

21. The combination with a recessed up right, of springs at the rear ofsaid upright,

means to hold the springs upright, a yoke to compress said springs, asheave below the yoke, a bed, a fulcrum in front of the recess, a seatmember hinged to the under side of the bed, a jointed support for theseat, a curved purchase fixed to the bed, and a flexible connectionfastened to said curved purchase and extending around and over the sameand under saidsheave and connected to said yoke.

22. The combination with a pivoted bed, of a curved purchase, springmeans, means for compressing said spring means, a temper screwadjustably connected with said compressing means, and a flexibleconnection fastened to the purchase and extending therearound and overthe same and connected with said temper screw.

23. A recessed upright, a pivoted bed arranged to be moved fromhorizontal position to upright position and to stand in the recess, andfenders fixed to the opposite sides of the recessed orifice to crowd thebedclothin toward the bed.

24. he combination with a recessed upright, of a bracket provided withtwo seats, another bracket provided with two seats and with a slot, asheave journaled in said slot,

rods connectin said seats, springs on said rods, a yoke sli able on saidrods to compress said springs, a pivoted bed, a purchase on saidpivotedbed, a flexible connection fixed to and extending around said purchaseand connected with said yoke.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles,California, this 22d day of June, 1908.

ARTHUR L. HALEY. In presence of JAMES R. TOWNSEND, JULIA TOWNSEND.

